Creating an Academic Program (Part 5 of 9): Adding Program Terms & Courses

Outcome: The user will add terms and courses to the terms for a program that aligns with institution’s curriculum.

Description: The user has the ability to edit the ability to create terms and add courses to the terms. The course’s Course Learning Outcomes (if applicable) will later be used for program mapping.

Instructions:

Begin by selecting Courses from the Program side menu

Adding a Term

Add a term by selecting the icon on the right side of the page. A term block should appear under the Program Courses Section.

Enter a name for the term by selecting the icon at the top of the term block. This will open a text box to enter in the term name.

Select the blue checkmark (✓) icon to save the name or the “X” icon to cancel.

Edit the name at any time while the Program is in Draft or In Revision.

Adding Courses

Hover over the icon and select the Add Courses icon. A pop-up window will open with a list of courses.

First, select the course subject code from the drop-down menu.

There is a keyword search bar to help users quickly find subject codes.

Next, select a category for the course(s) that will be selected.

Then select whether the selected course(s) will be required courses

Choose the course(s) in the Available Courses section (left). The course(s) should be highlighted.

Once all desired course(s) is selected, select the blue right arrow to add to the Selected Courses section (right). These will be added to the term.

If a course(s) in the Selected Course Column (right) should not be added, choose and highlight the course(s) and select the left blue arrow to move the course(s) back to the Available Courses column (left)

Select save to add the course(s) to the term. The course(s) should be added to the term.

Repeat Steps 1-7 to add more courses to the term.

Editing a Program Course

Inline with the desired course, select the edit icon to the right of the page.

The available edit options are:

Changing the term of the course

Changing the category of the course

Selecting whether the course is required or not

Select the blue save icon when finished with edits.

Deleting Course(s)

Single Course

Select the down arrow next to the edit icon, and select “x Delete.”

A confirmation pop-up window will open. Select “Remove” to delete the course from the term, or “close” to go back to term.

Multiple Courses

Check off each course that will be removed, by selecting the check boxes to the left of each course.

Note: select the checkbox at the top next to Courses to select all courses in the term.

Hover over the blue circle icon and select the “Course Actions” icon. This will delete the courses from the term.

A confirmation pop-up window will open. Select the red “Yes, Delete Courses” to delete the selected courses from the term, or the “close” icon to return to the term.

Deleting a Term

Hover over the blue circle icon and select the "Delete Term" icon.

A confirmation pop-up window will open. Select the red “Delete” icon to delete the term or “Close” to go back to the term.